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Influence and image of Spain

Border between Spain and Gibraltar (taken from the Spanish side). Photo: Arne Koehler (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Influence and image of Spain Analyses

The consequences of Brexit for Spain

Spain has good reason to be relieved that the UK and EU struck a post-Brexit free-trade deal, given the importance of its economic relation with UK

By William Chislett
07 Jan 2021 //
16 mins Reading time
What is happening with Spanish exports? Port of Barcelona, Spain. Photo: Triangle Eight (@tiangleeight). Elcano Blog
Influence and image of Spain Experts Comments

What is happening with Spanish exports?

The Spanish economy’s external sector has suffered the impact of COVID-19. Is the relative optimism about a rapid recovery in Spanish exports justified?

By Enrique Fanjul
06 Oct 2020 //
5 mins Reading time
Ciudadanos (Cs) headquarters in Barcelona, Spain (2015). Photo: Kippelboy (Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0). Elcano Blog
Influence and image of Spain Experts Comments

The trials and tribulations of Ciudadanos

Ciudadanos (Cs) is a rara avis in Spain’s fragmented and polarized political scene. Where does this political party go now?

By William Chislett
30 Sep 2020 //
5 mins Reading time
Turkey and Spain: bilateral relations and the road ahead for Customs Union modernisation
Future of Europe Analyses

Turkey and Spain: bilateral relations and the road ahead for Customs Union modernisation

This paper analyses the bilateral relationship between Turkey and Spain, with a specific focus on the current state of economic relations

By Ilke Toygür
29 Sep 2020 //
27 mins Reading time
Mr Mark RUTTE, Dutch Prime Minister; Mr Pedro SANCHEZ, Spanish Prime Minister; Mr Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council in a Special European Council Roundtable. Photo: © European Union.
Influence and image of Spain Analyses

The challenge for Spain to use the EU’s pandemic recovery fund wisely

Spain is one of the main beneficiaries of the EU’s pandemic recovery fund, aimed at making the economy more sustainable and innovative

By William Chislett
31 Aug 2020 //
22 mins Reading time
Cleaning and disinfection of streets. Photo: Manuel (@manueljota)
Influence and image of Spain Working Papers

Has Spain’s management of COVID-19 been a failure? Errors, lessons and recommendations

Spain has been one of the countries that has recorded the greatest impact of COVID-19 in the world. Bearing in mind the information now available, it is possible to postulate certain hypotheses regarding the reasons that account for the severity of the disease’s spread in our country.

By Ignacio Molina, Miguel Otero Iglesias
27 Jul 2020 //
9 mins Reading time
Madrid - The Four Towers from Chamartín station (2011). Photo: Zarateman (Wikimedia Commons / CC0). Elcano Blog
Influence and image of Spain Experts Comments

COVID-19 ups Spain’s income inequality

The relative poverty rate in Spain (those living with less than 60% of the median disposable income) is now increasing again and more sharply.

By William Chislett
30 Jun 2020 //
6 mins Reading time
Living with COVID-19: The thinking behind Spain’s lockdown exit plan
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Living with COVID-19: The thinking behind Spain’s lockdown exit plan

Spain’s lockdown exit plan is based on four pillars: proper data and healthcare capacities, geographical asymmetry, a two-way street with different speeds, and subsidiarity and co-responsibility.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
02 Jun 2020 //
11 mins Reading time
Politically fractured Spain’s pressing need for consensus post COVID-19. Congreso de los Diputados (Spanish Parliament). Photo: Börkur Sigurbjörnsson (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Elcano Blog
Influence and image of Spain Experts Comments

Politically fractured Spain’s pressing need for consensus post COVID-19

The post COVID-19 crisis in Spain can be better tackled with consensus, but politics is bitterly polarized and fragmented.

By William Chislett
02 Jun 2020 //
7 mins Reading time
Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. Photo: Jan M. Henrich (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

Life beyond multilateralism? COVID-19, European strategic autonomy and Spanish foreign policy

COVID-19 raises questions whether international politics will be characterised by a renewal of multilateralism or an aggravation of great power competition.

By Félix Arteaga, Luis Simón
20 May 2020 //
15 mins Reading time
Flags of Spain and the European Union. Photo: Arturo Rey (@arturorey)
Future of Europe Analyses

The influence –and weakness– of Spain’s European policy in the face of the pandemic: from a diagnostic to proposals and recommendations

This paper analyses the position of Spain in the EU’s management of the present health and economic crisis.

By Ignacio Molina, Federico Steinberg
15 May 2020 //
25 mins Reading time
Chinese Embassy in Madrid, Spain. Photo: Luis García (CC-BY-SA-3.0-ES)
China, the US and the new world order Analyses

Spain-China relations and COVID-19: the bright and dark sides of a necessary partnership for Spain

The COVID-19 crisis may be a turning point for China’s foreign relations. We analyse its impact on Spanish-Chinese relations

By Mario Esteban, Ugo Armanini
06 May 2020 //
16 mins Reading time

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